Good News!! FIFA Are Considering 48-Team World Cup (Africa Will Benefit)

FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has proposed a 48-team World Cup, which will see 16 teams exit the competition after one knockout match.

The proposal will see a play-in round added three days before the current 32-team group stage. From that stage, the tournament would continue as usual.

Infantino confirmed that the proposal will be discussed at a FIFA council next week, before a final decision is taken in January 2017.

“The idea is that 16 teams would qualify directly to the group stage and the other 32 would play in a preliminary phase, in the country where the World Cup is being played – they would play for the remaining 16 places,” Infantino said.

“It means we continue with a normal World Cup for 32 teams, but 48 teams go to the party.”

During his campaign for the FIFA presidency, Infantino had pushed for a 40-team World Cup after Qatar 2022, to allow more countries participate.

“FIFA’s idea is to develop football in the whole world, and the World Cup is the biggest event.